Girls' name · since 1964
Geraldin
126 babies named Geraldin in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
126 girls have been named Geraldin since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Geraldin has 126 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2023.
- #24,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geraldin ranks #24,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Geraldin's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Geraldin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geraldin's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geraldin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2023
- Peak year (1988)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Geraldin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (40 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Geraldin's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Geraldin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (32% of all-time use).
Geraldin by state
Where Geraldin concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 126 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geraldin's data
- Geraldin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Geraldins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geraldin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Geraldin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.